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How to get composite keys to play with Rails view helpers

The to_key method from ActiveModel allows custom objects with composite primary keys to integrate natively into Rails helpers.
Joël Quenneville
May 19, 2025
NWRUG's (Manchester, UK) May 2025 Meeting — Rails AntiPatterns Revisited

Rediscover Rails AntiPatterns with Chad Pytel at NWRUG this week.
Rob Whittaker
May 12, 2025
- Rails
- Refactor
- Ruby
- Community
- Events
Top 5 Ruby on Rails Consultancies in 2025

Choosing the right Rails consultancy isn’t just a technical decision, it’s a business imperative. The right partner accelerates growth, while the wrong choice leads to costly rewrites and missed opportunities.
Ran Craycraft
May 12, 2025
Sorting elegantly in Rails with in_order_of

Sorting columns in custom order in Rails elegantly using inorderof.
Trésor Bireke
April 28, 2025
- Ruby
- Rails
- SQL
- Performance
- Code
Don't Steal a Penguin -- A Guide to Rails Flashes

If someone tries to steal a penguin, how should you warn them?
Louis Antonopoulos
April 25, 2025
- Ruby
- Rails
- Ruby On Rails
- Development
Between immutability and memoization, you might have to choose

It is not always possible to have frozen AND performant objects in Ruby.
Rémy Hannequin
April 22, 2025
- Ruby
- Performance
Ruby Strings: DnD Alignment chart

Some characters just want to watch the world burn.
Joël Quenneville
April 11, 2025
- Ruby
Avoiding N+1 queries the Railsy way with strict loading

Need to catch N+1 queries without adding any extra dependencies to your project? Strict Loading makes it effortless, but your configurations need to be set up correctly to avoid unexpected behaviors.
Trésor Bireke
April 7, 2025
- Ruby
- Rails
- Refactoring
- Development
Rails 8’s Propshaft, A Sprockets’ quiet replacement?

With the release of Rails 8, asset management in Rails got faster and simpler with the new asset pipeline, Propshaft, which is not only simpler but also more aligned with modern Rails development needs compared to its predecessor, Sprockets.
Trésor Bireke
April 4, 2025
Ruby on Rails agency in London

Where can you find top Ruby on Rails developers in London? Hint: it isn’t a new AI tool. Real life thoughtbot developers have been helping clients in London for decades.
Valeria Graffeo
March 28, 2025
- Ruby
- Rails
- London
- Agency
- Developers
- Ruby On Rails
- Uk
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